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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 17, 1999
Ryo Miyake, Tsukuba, JP;
Yoshihiro Nagaoka, Ishioka, JP;
Akira Koide, Ibaraki-ken, JP;
Naruo Watanabe, Ibaraki-ken, JP;
Yasuhiko Sasaki, Ibaraki-ken, JP;
Hajime Kato, Ibaraki-ken, JP;
Takao Terayama, Ushiku, JP;
Hiroshi Mitsumaki, Mito, JP;
Hiroyasu Uchida, Hitachinaka, JP;
Takeshi Shibuya, Hitachinaka, JP;
Yasuhiro Yoshimura, Ibaraki-ken, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A chemical analyzing apparatus comprises a reaction cell holder which holds a plurality of reaction cells that are supplied with samples and reagents at a predetermined position, a measurer for measuring characteristics of the sample, a plurality of reagent containers, a liquid deliverer provided below each of the plurality of reagent containers, one or more sound wave generators provided outside the reaction cells, and storage containers for storing cleansing liquid with different contamination states. The cleansing liquid with different contamination states is reused according to the contamination levels of the reaction cells.